of battleground states shows mitt romney in the lead. they met with some campaign volunteers in virginia yesterday. he is hunkered down for tomorrow night's town hall debate while they prepared closer to his home in boston. he is taking on one of the presidents new line of attack. >> they have gone down by $4,300 per family. at times like this, what is he talking about? >> reporter: he was criticized for being too flat and last time he was criticized for being too animated. vice-president joseph biden's son is defending his dad's performance. >> my father spoke clearly to the american people about the fact. >> we will look at why there is another controversy about this week's moderator during my next debate. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and tomorrow's debate is at 6:00 p.m., you can watch it live right here on channel 3 and make sure you stay tuned for reaction and analysis right here on channel 2. >>> they are arguing for looser sanctions for medical marijuana. they are challenging the schedule 1 classification. it is